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now we're talking about sandy, sandy, and talking about iowa, which is not going to feel the brunt of the hurricane but you you pay attention to what's happening on the east coast. what do you think about the idea the storm was come and friesen the medium, momentum of talking about it thus freezing the campaign at a moment when the romney's campaign's story was we're having momentum that might overtake the president. any momentum that is true, it's frozen. it's not moving forward anymore. what do you think about that as a media watcher? well, i don't think that the campaign is frozen in iowa, at least not this week, in the sense we just had michelle obama here. we have mitt romney in iowa this afternoon. joe biden will be here later in the week, if he doesn't change his plans. so the campaign is still going on. i do think this will town down the sharpness. rhetoric and francly it the wouldn't be a bad idea to have people take a breath and focus on something that is really happening out in the world for a change. i think people are getting a little bit too wrapped up in the intensity o
now we're talking about sandy, sandy, and talking about iowa, which is not going to feel the brunt of the hurricane but you you pay attention to what's happening on the east coast. what do you think about the idea the storm was come and friesen the medium, momentum of talking about it thus freezing the campaign at a moment when the romney's campaign's story was we're having momentum that might overtake the president. any momentum that is true, it's frozen. it's not moving forward anymore. what...
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it's coming at the same time where rising costs of hurricane sandy are coming in. that's something we have to look forward to in the november numbers, not impacting today. four days, of course, before the election. i think we can expect a politically charged payroll report later today. for now, back to you. >> we will see those numbers at 8:30 eastern time. less than three hours from now. julia, thanks so much. >>> as always this morning, you can e-mail me at waytooearly@msnbc.com. tweet me @williegeist. let me know what you're doing. >>> still ahead, richard engle takes to the skies above new york city to survey the damage. his report next. >>> plus -- >> number five -- >> single and looking to mingle? find that special someone on the early voting line. >> yeah, that's right. >> vice president joe biden stops by letterman to give his top ten reasons to vote early. that clip and a check on weather when "way too early" comes right back. >>> i'm depending on you like i have in the past. ais i'll try not to disappoint you. thank you very much. [ man ] ring ring... pro
it's coming at the same time where rising costs of hurricane sandy are coming in. that's something we have to look forward to in the november numbers, not impacting today. four days, of course, before the election. i think we can expect a politically charged payroll report later today. for now, back to you. >> we will see those numbers at 8:30 eastern time. less than three hours from now. julia, thanks so much. >>> as always this morning, you can e-mail me at...
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we'll talk about sandy's economic far-ranging impact and we want to see your pictures of hurricane sandy only if it's safe to do so. please share photos by tweeting us using the #msnbcpics. and here's the live shot, the dangling crane that happened at the building 157. they're working now on e for thes to secure that and make sure no one gets hurt. we're back after this. so, what hap pens if i'm in an accident and need to get my car fixed? progressive makes it easy, because we give you choices. you can pick where to get your car fixed, we can cut you a check, or, at our service center, we take care of everything for you. [ relaxing music playing ] [ chuckles ] -whew, so many choices. -take your time. -the service center. -okay. giving you choices -- now, that's progressive. call or click today. >> welcome back, everybody. let's give you more information on that crane. new york city officials are saying until they are sure that the winds are properly dying down and this weather improves, there's no way that they can physically send anybody up, the inspector, that is, to ensure and stabili
we'll talk about sandy's economic far-ranging impact and we want to see your pictures of hurricane sandy only if it's safe to do so. please share photos by tweeting us using the #msnbcpics. and here's the live shot, the dangling crane that happened at the building 157. they're working now on e for thes to secure that and make sure no one gets hurt. we're back after this. so, what hap pens if i'm in an accident and need to get my car fixed? progressive makes it easy, because we give you choices....
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the latest obviously being sandy and bringing the attention on romney and fema. he was asked yesterday multiple times what he would do with fema. did not answer. but just a short time ago jeb bush commented on local officials responding to disasters versus national or federal response. i'll play that but i want to play something else first. romney on the campaign trail today trying to transition, rachel, from holding off or holding fires to acknowledging the ongoing events of the day on the ground of new jersey. let me play it. >> we love all of our fellow citizens. we come together in times like this and we want to make sure that they have a speedy and quick recovery. now, people coming stoe ining t what's i believe going to happen on november 7th. >> he tried to turn the curve and bring it all together. i'm not going to ask you to score it but, okay, did it work? i'll just ask you that. did it work is this. >> this is a very tough day to be the challenger in a position where you can't do anything about it. right? so romney has to show sympathy and really nothin
the latest obviously being sandy and bringing the attention on romney and fema. he was asked yesterday multiple times what he would do with fema. did not answer. but just a short time ago jeb bush commented on local officials responding to disasters versus national or federal response. i'll play that but i want to play something else first. romney on the campaign trail today trying to transition, rachel, from holding off or holding fires to acknowledging the ongoing events of the day on the...
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get an update now on hurricane sandy. meteorologist janice dean joins us again from new york. >> where david lee miller was, 9'6" storm surge. that overtops irene at 9.5. two hours until high tide. that is an interesting situation. water levels don't be on the rise. take a look at the center of circulation, on shore. probably around ocean city. southern tip of new jersey. around atlantic city. that is just a point of reference. we will feel effects of the storm, 500-miles from the center of the storm. it will move across the great lakes. wind advisories across the great lakes. wind gusts up to 70 miles per hour. this storm is going to expand across the midwest. wind gusts in excess of 90 miles per hour. as the center moves on shore. north of the center, where you feel the north of the storm surge. rain and wind. 50 miles per hour gusts south of that region, 35 miles per hour gusts across the southeast. across the great lakes in the mid-atlantic. this is a storm surge and winds for long duration of time. carving a coastlin
get an update now on hurricane sandy. meteorologist janice dean joins us again from new york. >> where david lee miller was, 9'6" storm surge. that overtops irene at 9.5. two hours until high tide. that is an interesting situation. water levels don't be on the rise. take a look at the center of circulation, on shore. probably around ocean city. southern tip of new jersey. around atlantic city. that is just a point of reference. we will feel effects of the storm, 500-miles from the...
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this is live continuing coverage of hurricane sandy now post tropical storm sandy. good evening, i'm chris jansing. we'll be here with you all throughout the night along with meteorologist bill karins. at this hour, we have a lot to tell you. let's get you caught up. serious flooding across the mid-atlantic coast including new york city where water is entering the subway system and the bridge connecting manhattan and brooklyn. con edison reports that almost all of manhattan all the way down to the battery, that's the lower tip of the city, all of it without power. more than 300,000 homes without power in new york city. 3.6 million along the east coast. already it's been a deadly storm. at least ten deaths reported. new york, new jersey, connecticut, pennsylvania, west virginia, we have video from manhattan's east side. let's get you caught up on what is going on here in new york. michelle franzen is on the phone with us from battery park city. that's the lower tip of manhattan where a lot of people who are tourists know where to go. michelle, what's the latest where
this is live continuing coverage of hurricane sandy now post tropical storm sandy. good evening, i'm chris jansing. we'll be here with you all throughout the night along with meteorologist bill karins. at this hour, we have a lot to tell you. let's get you caught up. serious flooding across the mid-atlantic coast including new york city where water is entering the subway system and the bridge connecting manhattan and brooklyn. con edison reports that almost all of manhattan all the way down to...
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>> sandy is going to be more than anything else a nuisance today. people wanting to get out of their houses, people who want to start this cleanup, getting power back on, they want to see the crews rolling into their towns. the storm is just still too big, and it still hasn't moved all that much. it moved inland about 12 hours ago, it's still in pennsylvania, it's not one of those storms in and out in a hurry. it's going to linger all day today, we can't get the helicopters up to see how bad the damage is in some areas, it's still too windy. look at the size of this storm. it is cloudy all the way to the hudson bay, down to north georgia, the clouds have pushed down through south carolina. and now we have rain all the way from maine in this green rain and band goes all the way back to the portions of the ohio valley into kentucky. now, here's the cruel part. there's a lot of cold air rotating around what once was a hurricane. someone told me they said to me on twitter, eight hours after the storm made landfall, we had snow in eight different states.
>> sandy is going to be more than anything else a nuisance today. people wanting to get out of their houses, people who want to start this cleanup, getting power back on, they want to see the crews rolling into their towns. the storm is just still too big, and it still hasn't moved all that much. it moved inland about 12 hours ago, it's still in pennsylvania, it's not one of those storms in and out in a hurry. it's going to linger all day today, we can't get the helicopters up to see how...
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a minute on sandy. >>> hurricane sandy is expected to make landfall within the next hour or so in southern new jersey or the state of delaware. with me now by phone is delaware governor, jack markel. we're looking at a nice scene earlier but looking at some scary stuff at rehoboth. >> i just left rehoboth and dewey beach. lots of flooding, rain, and wind. a lot more people in the last few hours having lost power and with this storm they could be without power for a week or more. >> what do you make of this storm? here we are late october, it's practically halloween and we're getting something that looks like it should have been hitting florida two months ago. this climate thing and then we're hearing snowfall in west virginia, the wind, we haven't seen the danger from the wind yet, it could be horrendous and it's coming out of nowhere. this time of year it's pretty calm weatherwise. >> this is usually a beautiful time of year in delaware and -- but talking to people who have been following this for a long time, they have never seen anything like this before. uncharted territories and that'
a minute on sandy. >>> hurricane sandy is expected to make landfall within the next hour or so in southern new jersey or the state of delaware. with me now by phone is delaware governor, jack markel. we're looking at a nice scene earlier but looking at some scary stuff at rehoboth. >> i just left rehoboth and dewey beach. lots of flooding, rain, and wind. a lot more people in the last few hours having lost power and with this storm they could be without power for a week or more....
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right now we are in the aftermath period of this superstorm, sandy. how do you feel in terms of dealing with the aftermath, describing those explosions, these ongoing worries. before we get to rebuilding, rescuing people, taking care of continuing damage right now. how would you assess the response and the coordination between the federal government, the state government, municipalities. how are we doing? >> i think we're doing very well. i mean, you heard the president, and i have to say that i think his response has been terrific, really. and it's been coordinated, unlike some of what happened in katrina. and you heard, you know, governor christie, who's a republican, with president obama, working together. and that's how it's been, from the president to the governor, all the way down to the county and the towns. so one of the things that i did today, in fact, i was just on the phone before i came in here, was talk to fema about trying to get an office and a staff person in various parts of the district that i viewed today, and they're working on it
right now we are in the aftermath period of this superstorm, sandy. how do you feel in terms of dealing with the aftermath, describing those explosions, these ongoing worries. before we get to rebuilding, rescuing people, taking care of continuing damage right now. how would you assess the response and the coordination between the federal government, the state government, municipalities. how are we doing? >> i think we're doing very well. i mean, you heard the president, and i have to say...
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sandy's having a real, local impact on ohio residents' lives. but sandy's march through ohio also has a national impact because ohio, of course, is the most crucial of all the swing states. ohio, for example, is big on early voting. they camp out for it there. as sandy approached, ohio counties reported even heavier than usual early voting, with people rushing to cast their ballots ahead of the storm. lots of things are amazing about ohio's politics, but frankly, what i find most amazing in ohio this year is the way the romney campaign is choosing to close out their campaign there. remember when mr. romney campaigned on that flat-out lie that president obama's getting rid of a work requirement for welfare, even though president obama did no such thing? well, now mr. romney is back with a new ad in ohio with that same old lie about welfare. they brought it back for the end of the campaign. romney campaign sent senator norm coleman from minnesota to ohio to tell voters there that mitt romney had no intention of overturning roe versus wade even tho
sandy's having a real, local impact on ohio residents' lives. but sandy's march through ohio also has a national impact because ohio, of course, is the most crucial of all the swing states. ohio, for example, is big on early voting. they camp out for it there. as sandy approached, ohio counties reported even heavier than usual early voting, with people rushing to cast their ballots ahead of the storm. lots of things are amazing about ohio's politics, but frankly, what i find most amazing in...
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new jersey certainly hit the hardest by sandy. thanks for watching. see you back here at 11:00 eastern. "ac 360" starts right now. >>> good evening, everyone. 24 hours since hurricane sandy came ashore and tonight, we are still dealing with its aftermath. breaking news tonight, 18 people have now lost their lives here in new york city alone. that is directly from new york's mayor, mike bloomberg, who spoke just a short time ago. there are rescues under way right now as well. we will bring you one of them shortly. if you are in an area on the eastern seaboard and you have power and you know somebody who does not have power, try to listen closely to the information we are going to give you in this hour and pass along that information to someone who does not have power. if you have power tonight and a roof and home, consider yourself very lucky. there are many people right now in this city and elsewhere along the eastern seaboard who do not. i want to show you the scene where i'm standing in the chelsea neighborhood in new york city. no one died in the b
new jersey certainly hit the hardest by sandy. thanks for watching. see you back here at 11:00 eastern. "ac 360" starts right now. >>> good evening, everyone. 24 hours since hurricane sandy came ashore and tonight, we are still dealing with its aftermath. breaking news tonight, 18 people have now lost their lives here in new york city alone. that is directly from new york's mayor, mike bloomberg, who spoke just a short time ago. there are rescues under way right now as well....
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sandy now as you can see in this radar moving up toward canada. this morning the associated press reports the storm has killed at least 50 people. there are more than 8.2 million households still without power across 17 states and many of those outages could well last beyond election day. when damage to property and the economy, the total impact expected to reach a staggering $50 billion. at this hour, another flooding crisis straight across the river here in manhattan in hoboken, noounlg, where the national guard arrived late last night to help evacuate residents. the storm surge from sandy covered most of the southern part of that town with water trapping residents in their homes and leaving most without power. hoboken's mayor spoke last night on the massive extent of the damage. >> we still have severe flooding in the city of hoboken, probably half our city is flooded. we have about 20,000 people that still remain in their homes and we're trying to put together an evacuation plan, get the equipment here. we can't get down so many city streets a
sandy now as you can see in this radar moving up toward canada. this morning the associated press reports the storm has killed at least 50 people. there are more than 8.2 million households still without power across 17 states and many of those outages could well last beyond election day. when damage to property and the economy, the total impact expected to reach a staggering $50 billion. at this hour, another flooding crisis straight across the river here in manhattan in hoboken, noounlg,...
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as sandy battered the eastern sea board 6 million customers were left in pitch black. the swath of the eastern united states totally blacked out over the course of one day. and at this hour, more than 6 million electricity customers remain without power in the east. when they say this is the largest storm to have ever hit the east coast of the united states, the word largest in that phrase actually just means the physical area that is covered by this storm, which you can see in the fact we had outages from virginia to maine. but in terms of the direct hit of this storm, part of what makes this a storm of national significance is that when it came ashore, it hit the most populated place in our country. it's not just new york media dismor fee ya. this is the most densely populated area. new jersey's population is greater than the population of maine, new hampshire, montana, nebraska, north dakota, south dakota, and wyoming combined. all in a state that's significantly smaller than even just new hampshire alone. the new york metro area has a population of over 22 million.
as sandy battered the eastern sea board 6 million customers were left in pitch black. the swath of the eastern united states totally blacked out over the course of one day. and at this hour, more than 6 million electricity customers remain without power in the east. when they say this is the largest storm to have ever hit the east coast of the united states, the word largest in that phrase actually just means the physical area that is covered by this storm, which you can see in the fact we had...
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sandy wreaking havoc all across the eastern seaboard. the weather channel's reynolds wolf was in stonington, connecticut, earlier today and dealing with gale force winds as well as flooding. >> just over the last 20, 30 minutes, the wind has been unbelievable. this house hours ago was in fine shape but the waves have just been relentless, just pounding through. ripping away part of the outer wall. goodness gracious. part of the foundation of the house being sheared away. unbelievable. winds have been out of the north, power is out all over the peninsula. not expecting much improvements over the next several hours. my goodness, the wind has just been insane. we haven't seen much of a shift in the wind either. everything from north to south. all coming in just right off the water itself. some streets are flooded on the other side of the peninsula. some roadways are covered with water. it's coming up on that side too. trees, huge trees, some look like they've been there for over a century knocked down. branchs over many of the roadways. peo
sandy wreaking havoc all across the eastern seaboard. the weather channel's reynolds wolf was in stonington, connecticut, earlier today and dealing with gale force winds as well as flooding. >> just over the last 20, 30 minutes, the wind has been unbelievable. this house hours ago was in fine shape but the waves have just been relentless, just pounding through. ripping away part of the outer wall. goodness gracious. part of the foundation of the house being sheared away. unbelievable....
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be safe, craig coming up we're still tracking sandy. more on this storm next. ♪ [ birds chirping ] are you sure you can fit in there? [ chuckles ] ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] around view monitor with bird's-eye view. nice work. [ male announcer ] introducing the all-new nissan pathfinder. it's our most innovative pathfinder ever. nissan. innovation that cites. ♪ and it gave me my custom number. my arches needed more support until i got my number at the free dr. scholl's foot mapping center. i'm a believer! and you will be too! learn where to find your number at drscholls.com. >>> tonight sandy causing major disruption so where is the storm now? rick, i've had e mails from viewers that want to know about maine, massachusetts, and north connecticut. >> yes. those areas going to get a lot of wind. if they've had a lot of wind. up to maine, winds around 60 miles per hour. they're gofg wind next couple days but most of the energy of the storm going to be moving farnler west we're go tok seeing more winds expanding that way. take a look at
be safe, craig coming up we're still tracking sandy. more on this storm next. ♪ [ birds chirping ] are you sure you can fit in there? [ chuckles ] ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] around view monitor with bird's-eye view. nice work. [ male announcer ] introducing the all-new nissan pathfinder. it's our most innovative pathfinder ever. nissan. innovation that cites. ♪ and it gave me my custom number. my arches needed more support until i got my number at the free dr. scholl's foot mapping center....
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sandy's bands where still whipping up. we've had very strong gusts anywhere between 60 and 70 miles an hour. at newark it was clocked at about 70 miles an hour so i would certainly say in this area, we're seeing that. we're also seeing just the sky light up across the way over to jersey city. you know, their power and transformers are stationed are impacted by the storm and we've seen that time and time again and we're feeling one of these gusts right now. pretty powerful yet. lower manhattan flooding in some areas and we've had reports of flooding and the brooklyn battery tunnel that some water has gushed into that area as well. so it is a certainly, not over yet. tonight we're hoping that the mayor is correct and that the worst is behind us. but also, some of the damage that's already been done and it could take some time to get lower manhattan, as well as the transit system and all that back up and running. >> michelle, we were showing a picture of flooding at the construction site at ground zero down there in lower man
sandy's bands where still whipping up. we've had very strong gusts anywhere between 60 and 70 miles an hour. at newark it was clocked at about 70 miles an hour so i would certainly say in this area, we're seeing that. we're also seeing just the sky light up across the way over to jersey city. you know, their power and transformers are stationed are impacted by the storm and we've seen that time and time again and we're feeling one of these gusts right now. pretty powerful yet. lower manhattan...
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sandy taking aim at the nornl east this hour. warnings to head for higher ground coming for days now. coming up next, we're live where 30,000 people were told to get out and get out, fast. >> catastrophic event we have faced in any of our lifetimes. >> there will be people who die in this storm. >> this is not the time to be a show off or stupid. this is a time to save yourself, and your family. from local communities to local businesses. the potential of yelp unlocked. nyse euronext. unlocking the world's potential. to a currency market for everyone. the potential of fxcm unlocked. nyse euronext. unlocking the world's potential. customer erin swenson bought so, i'm happy. today. sales go up... i'm happy. it went out today... i'm happy. what if she's not home? (together) she won't be happy. use ups! she can get a text alert, reroute... even reschedule her package. it's ups my choice. are you happy? i'm happy. i'm happy. i'm hi'm happy. i'm happy. i'm happy. happy. happy. happy. happy. (together) happy. i love logistics. are we th
sandy taking aim at the nornl east this hour. warnings to head for higher ground coming for days now. coming up next, we're live where 30,000 people were told to get out and get out, fast. >> catastrophic event we have faced in any of our lifetimes. >> there will be people who die in this storm. >> this is not the time to be a show off or stupid. this is a time to save yourself, and your family. from local communities to local businesses. the potential of yelp unlocked. nyse...
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storm sandy. we want to welcome our international viewers as well from around the world. it's 1:00 in the morning east coast time here in atlanta and we have reporters up and down the east coast bringing us the latest developments all hour long. really into the night. no hype, overestimates or anything on this one. damage estimates are in the billions. sandy is big. sandy is powerful and she is a killer. already at least 12 people have been reported dead in the u.s. five alone in new york. 5.3 million people are without power. 23 states are under wind advisories. damage from the wind alone could top $3 million. and sandy is already response iblg f67 deaths in caribbeans. >> roads flooded out. the water rising above the cars in some locals. this historic superstorm made landfall over the most populated areas of the u.s. wind damage, power outages, storm surges, inland flooding, you name it, even snowstorms are threatening the lives and homes of 60 people from virginia to mags ma massachusetts. >> l
storm sandy. we want to welcome our international viewers as well from around the world. it's 1:00 in the morning east coast time here in atlanta and we have reporters up and down the east coast bringing us the latest developments all hour long. really into the night. no hype, overestimates or anything on this one. damage estimates are in the billions. sandy is big. sandy is powerful and she is a killer. already at least 12 people have been reported dead in the u.s. five alone in new york. 5.3...
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sandy is ongoing. the winds of sandy are still blowing in many ways. and almost every moment, there is a new reminder of why. we just got this video of a fire crew out on long island the night that sandy hit, surrounded by water, battered by wind and facing a wall of flames. take a look. >> what about the downed wires? >> watch the wires over your head. >> here comes the wind. >> the block is pitch black. >> imagine that, fighting fire in the midst of all that water. the fire is out. the homes destroyed. power is out to more than 635,000 long island customers. for those 635,000 people, it is still a disaster. still a disaster as well for hundreds of thousands in new york's west chester county who might not see power for another nine days. in lower manhattan, they're at what could be billions of dollars in damage. andrew cuomo took me for a rare look at inside. >> when you saw the water coming in monday night, what went through your mind? >> it was one of the most frightening things. i mean, it was truly frightening, to say the least. all you hear is wa
sandy is ongoing. the winds of sandy are still blowing in many ways. and almost every moment, there is a new reminder of why. we just got this video of a fire crew out on long island the night that sandy hit, surrounded by water, battered by wind and facing a wall of flames. take a look. >> what about the downed wires? >> watch the wires over your head. >> here comes the wind. >> the block is pitch black. >> imagine that, fighting fire in the midst of all that...
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aftermath of hurricane sandy. and hearing the stories with his victims like that woman in new jersey. here's where we are at 5:30 a.m. eastern time this morning. the death toll as a result of sandy now stands at 72 according to the associated press. 5.6 million homes and business as long the eastern seaboard still without electricity. in new york city, half of manhattan is pourlewerless, the travel situation is getting into motion. limited subway station resumes in areas where the tunnels are not flooded. governor cuomo declared a transportation emergency which suspends fares on all mass transit. limited flights expected to resume at laguardia airport at 7:00 a.m. today. the situation remains dicey in other parts of the city. bellevue hospital, the city's top trauma center is now shut down. last night the hospital safely evacuated the remaining 300 patients after fuel pumps to backup generators failed. we followed two days of around the clockwork to keep that power running. at one point employees made a 14-floor h
aftermath of hurricane sandy. and hearing the stories with his victims like that woman in new jersey. here's where we are at 5:30 a.m. eastern time this morning. the death toll as a result of sandy now stands at 72 according to the associated press. 5.6 million homes and business as long the eastern seaboard still without electricity. in new york city, half of manhattan is pourlewerless, the travel situation is getting into motion. limited subway station resumes in areas where the tunnels are...
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hurricane sandy affected early voting in several states. officials in maryland are trying to make up for lost time, possibly adding an extra day of early voting. the governor of virginia wants to extend hours for casting absentee ballots only. the virginia governor says he's confident precincts will be ready for election day. >> we don't believe there will be any problem with any voting location, any precinct of the 2800 or so precincts. none of them we anticipate will have any problem being fully operational next tuesday. >> which will be no easy managing editor of politi-geek.com. so this is go down as a thing we talk about in history, the storm, and, of course, the questions regarding the impacts it could have on the election. the first thing a lot of people are asking if we could see a delay next week. >> theoretically, yes. theoretically now congress does have the power to basically set an election day any they want. the chances it will happen are as naum cali low. >> some of the things that could happen, already fema, fred fugate has
hurricane sandy affected early voting in several states. officials in maryland are trying to make up for lost time, possibly adding an extra day of early voting. the governor of virginia wants to extend hours for casting absentee ballots only. the virginia governor says he's confident precincts will be ready for election day. >> we don't believe there will be any problem with any voting location, any precinct of the 2800 or so precincts. none of them we anticipate will have any problem...
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sandy right now is right over the city of philadelphia. the 1,000-mile-wide storm is being felt even where we are. obviously the surge here has started to recede. but the big question will be in the biggest city in the world, when can it get back up and running again. that could be quite some time. let's send it off now to piers morgan tonight. >>> breaking news tonight, 11 people are dead, as super storm sandy pounds the coast from south carolina to maine. 2.8 million without power, the water rising from atlantic city, lower manhattan . a crane on a luxury skyscraper has been dangling over the top of a building. streets have been closed off. nearby buildings evacuated. erin burnett is here in new york with record-breaking levels. the water has now begun to recede, albeit temporarily. chad myers is tracking the dangerous storm from the cnn severe weather center. let's start at battery park in lower manhattan which recorded nearly 14-foot tide tonight. smashing a record from hurricane donna. er erin, it's been a long, difficult night for yo
sandy right now is right over the city of philadelphia. the 1,000-mile-wide storm is being felt even where we are. obviously the surge here has started to recede. but the big question will be in the biggest city in the world, when can it get back up and running again. that could be quite some time. let's send it off now to piers morgan tonight. >>> breaking news tonight, 11 people are dead, as super storm sandy pounds the coast from south carolina to maine. 2.8 million without power,...
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subway and commuter rail system shut down by sandy. still shut down, no word yet on how long it will take to get trains back online. for the last 48 hours, superstorm sandy has taken the focus away from the presidential race. the election one week away both candidates canceled official campaign events in recent days. even as they turn their attention to the storm, you have to be honest, politics never far away here is dana bash. >> reporter: president obama cancelled official campaign events, but this close to election day, everything is political. even this unannounced trip to the red cross. >> america is with you. we are standing behind you, and we are going to do everything we can to help you get back on your feet. >> reporter: invaluable imagery and opportunity to be seen in command. >> i want you to cut through red tape, cut through bureaucracy, there is no excuse for inaction at this point. >> reporter: speaking of imagery for a second day, the white house released a photo of the president on the case in the situation room. >> an
subway and commuter rail system shut down by sandy. still shut down, no word yet on how long it will take to get trains back online. for the last 48 hours, superstorm sandy has taken the focus away from the presidential race. the election one week away both candidates canceled official campaign events in recent days. even as they turn their attention to the storm, you have to be honest, politics never far away here is dana bash. >> reporter: president obama cancelled official campaign...
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we're tracking hurricane sandy. she's on the move, and she is no longer a hurricane, but she'll hurt some more. stay with us. [ lisa ] my name's lisa, and chantix helped me quit. i honestly loved smoking, and i honestly didn't think i would ever quit. [ male announcer ] along with support, chantix is proven to help people quit smoking. it reduces the urge to smoke. it put me at ease that you could smoke on the first week. [ male announcer ] some people had changes in behavior, thinking or mood, hostility, agitation, depressed mood and suicidal thoughts or actions while taking or after stopping chantix. if you notice any of these stop taking chantix and call your doctor right away. tell your doctor about any history of depression or other mental health problems, which could get worse while taking chantix. don't take chantix if you've had a serious allergic or skin reaction to it. if you develop these stop taking chantix and see your doctor right away as some can be life-threatening. if you have a history heart or blo
we're tracking hurricane sandy. she's on the move, and she is no longer a hurricane, but she'll hurt some more. stay with us. [ lisa ] my name's lisa, and chantix helped me quit. i honestly loved smoking, and i honestly didn't think i would ever quit. [ male announcer ] along with support, chantix is proven to help people quit smoking. it reduces the urge to smoke. it put me at ease that you could smoke on the first week. [ male announcer ] some people had changes in behavior, thinking or mood,...
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hurricane sandy, a category 1. history tells us storms of this magnitude that hit the east coast can cause billions of dollars of damage. according to the national hurricane center, two of the ten costliest storms in u.s. history have been category 1 hurricanes that have targeted the northeast. last summer's hurricane irene cost more than $15.8 billion in damages after hitting an area from north carolina to maine. in 1972 hurricane agnes did more than $11.7 billion of damage. it went from florida to long island, new york. let's check in with bill karins. he is a upstairs. where is it now and where is it headed in the next few hours? >>> it's amazing it's safely off the shore. it's not causing too much damage or chaos yet. we'll watch landfall this evening probably around 8 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. that's when the destruction will be done during the high tide cycle and the winds. this morning is not horrible. here's the new forecast in the hurricane center. it increases in intensity. it could go up to 90 miles per hour. a
hurricane sandy, a category 1. history tells us storms of this magnitude that hit the east coast can cause billions of dollars of damage. according to the national hurricane center, two of the ten costliest storms in u.s. history have been category 1 hurricanes that have targeted the northeast. last summer's hurricane irene cost more than $15.8 billion in damages after hitting an area from north carolina to maine. in 1972 hurricane agnes did more than $11.7 billion of damage. it went from...
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they are making progress as sandy continues to move out. here in lower manhattan not fully with power yet. they say it won't be until the weekend until they can get most of everyone back online here. i didn't know this, i'm originally from california they're bringing in utility workers from across the country including california to this area, 4,000 of them from out of the region to help them get this power back online. the issue that you have is in places like connecticut downed trees. it's not like something that they can string up a line quickly. they have to go through each one of these areas. new jersey, the devastation there. people are not even going to be able to go back to those homes for several days either. >> eliot: the good news about cables above grounds you can see when they've been damaged and you can get to them quickly. bad news, the trees bring them down. underground, bad news, water can get to them. you're from california so we'll end this by saying thank you to the californians for coming to help us out. they've done it
they are making progress as sandy continues to move out. here in lower manhattan not fully with power yet. they say it won't be until the weekend until they can get most of everyone back online here. i didn't know this, i'm originally from california they're bringing in utility workers from across the country including california to this area, 4,000 of them from out of the region to help them get this power back online. the issue that you have is in places like connecticut downed trees. it's...
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it is because there's been a devastating side effects from sandy there. one of the worst probably in the whole of america. what do you make of this? do you buy it or is there a political reasoning behind what is going on? >> personally i'm not a cynic. i think it looked -- i think governor christie and president obama both look sincere and concerned. >> are you skeptical there is more political motive behind it? it is right to ask the question. >> of course it is okay to ask because it is shocking to see governor christie over and over and over again on show after show after show heighten his love each time he went on a different show for president obama. >> if you are mitt romney, there's your right hand guy. the guy who was the first to support you, who's been hammering obama on your behalf all year suddenly looking like his best friend. whichever you way you dress this up, this cannot help mitt romney, can it? >> no. the cynic would say, what did mitt romney do in the last couple of weeks to piss governor chris christie. he didn't have to go the extra
it is because there's been a devastating side effects from sandy there. one of the worst probably in the whole of america. what do you make of this? do you buy it or is there a political reasoning behind what is going on? >> personally i'm not a cynic. i think it looked -- i think governor christie and president obama both look sincere and concerned. >> are you skeptical there is more political motive behind it? it is right to ask the question. >> of course it is okay to ask...
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hurricane sandy has been that for the 2012 campaign. but the monster storm in its aftermath have been much more. a continuing november nightmare for millions of people across the eastern seaboard and especially in new york and new jersey. the devastation across the jersey shore is staggering. in some areas homeowners are only now being allowed to inspect the ruins of what had been their homes to try and salvage what they can. in hoboken across the hudson river from new york city, families trapped by sandy even today, are being rescued by units of the national guard. in new york, tens of thousands of commuters lined up for buses as most subway tunnels remain flooded. federal officials have already brought in a million meals and other emergency supplies to the city and more will be needed. the totals across the country in sandy's wake, at least 93 dead including 38 in new york city and 12 in new jersey. some 4.5 million homes and businesses without power. an enormous number but one that is better than it had been. an estimated $50 billion
hurricane sandy has been that for the 2012 campaign. but the monster storm in its aftermath have been much more. a continuing november nightmare for millions of people across the eastern seaboard and especially in new york and new jersey. the devastation across the jersey shore is staggering. in some areas homeowners are only now being allowed to inspect the ruins of what had been their homes to try and salvage what they can. in hoboken across the hudson river from new york city, families...
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we want to take you back to the aftermath of superstorm sandy. take a look at this, this is what president obama can expect to see when he visits the hard-hit area of atlantic city, new jersey, this afternoon. homes destroyed, boats tossed on their sides and parts of the iconic boardwalk completely damaged. at one point 85% of the city was submerged in water. joining me by phone is atlantic city's mayor, lorenzo langford. sir, git's good to have you her. your director of emergency management calls this the worst for atlantic city. the president is going to be in the city with you and governor christie around 1:00 this afternoon. what do you need to tell him about the immediate needs of the people there in your city? >> well, i think the first thing that we need to do is to get power restored as quickly as we can. you know, there's an old saying that pictures are better than words. and for the president to come to atlantic city, i am most appreciative. he will see for himself the devastation that has been wrecked on this city by sandy. but i'm hap
we want to take you back to the aftermath of superstorm sandy. take a look at this, this is what president obama can expect to see when he visits the hard-hit area of atlantic city, new jersey, this afternoon. homes destroyed, boats tossed on their sides and parts of the iconic boardwalk completely damaged. at one point 85% of the city was submerged in water. joining me by phone is atlantic city's mayor, lorenzo langford. sir, git's good to have you her. your director of emergency management...
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let's go. >>> breaking news on hurricane sandy. live to gary tuchman in hoboken. you are in one of the worst parts of the storm there. we hear as many as 20,000 people in hoboken are still trapped. is that what you are hearing? >> well, piers, the news much more encouraging today than what we heard last night. what we found is this. the national guard has arrived. 45 members of the national guard with 18 vehicles. we went with them behind me through the city for 90 minutes tonight. we can tell you, the water has receded greatly and thousands of people in the buildings. most of them are here because they want to stay. the water no more than a foot or two deep right now, old people, elderly people, people infirm are still in buildings, and we went with the national guard, we asked people if we wanted to leave? no, we're happy playing cards, playing dominoes. able bodied are able to walk out on foot. we don't regard this situation as dire, not a life-threatening situation. >> great to hear. something about the stoicism of people, always pretty awe inspiring actually.
let's go. >>> breaking news on hurricane sandy. live to gary tuchman in hoboken. you are in one of the worst parts of the storm there. we hear as many as 20,000 people in hoboken are still trapped. is that what you are hearing? >> well, piers, the news much more encouraging today than what we heard last night. what we found is this. the national guard has arrived. 45 members of the national guard with 18 vehicles. we went with them behind me through the city for 90 minutes...
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and now, picking up the pieces from sandy. staten island is a 60 square mile portion of new york city and it suffered some of the worst devastation from the storm. 19 of the city's deaths happened on staten island and today, i toured some of the hardest hit areas and spoke with residents just beginning to pick up the piecing of their shattered lives. this is quincy avenue and you still can't get close to house number 845. that's where barbara and her son, christopher, barely survived the storm. >> we stayed 11 hour onss on the roof. we kept yelling help to everyone we see. nobody was coming. nobody. >> their neighborhood, destroyed. the water rose feet in just minutes. they escaped with their lives, but suffered unimaginable loss. >> we were told the next day, looking for my sister, she was found dead in her apartment -- we have to get her from brooklyn and try to bury her. >> at the shelter, we saw about 250 people with no place to go and there are others still unaccounted for. congressman michael grim represents all of state
and now, picking up the pieces from sandy. staten island is a 60 square mile portion of new york city and it suffered some of the worst devastation from the storm. 19 of the city's deaths happened on staten island and today, i toured some of the hardest hit areas and spoke with residents just beginning to pick up the piecing of their shattered lives. this is quincy avenue and you still can't get close to house number 845. that's where barbara and her son, christopher, barely survived the storm....
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sandy is weakening. we are seeing an impact east coast great lakes and west virginia with blizzard conditions going on right now. several areas recorded over a foot of snow. we saw strong winds across portions of long island. wind gusts over 90 miles per hour. we are seeing these trees down power lines down such widespread impact. not just across long island but across new jersey, further inland. land fall did occur at 8:00 p.m. eastern time near the atlantic city area 5 miles to the south, southwest of that city with maximum sustained winds at that time 80 miles per hour. at that time sandy was not officially a hurricane any more it made the transition to the post tropical cyclone. you can see extensive damage. i am glad many people have taken the storm seriously and hopefully many people heeded the evacuations will be serving the damage as the sunrises later on today. we are seeing strong wind gusts 48 miles per hour across the new york city area. that wind is coming out of the southeast. we will conti
sandy is weakening. we are seeing an impact east coast great lakes and west virginia with blizzard conditions going on right now. several areas recorded over a foot of snow. we saw strong winds across portions of long island. wind gusts over 90 miles per hour. we are seeing these trees down power lines down such widespread impact. not just across long island but across new jersey, further inland. land fall did occur at 8:00 p.m. eastern time near the atlantic city area 5 miles to the south,...